#2B1759#2B1759

#2B1759 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.112 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B1759
RGB	rgb(43, 23, 89)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 74.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.67, 27.66, -36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.67, 45.62, 307.33°)
OKLab	oklab(27.65% 0.0404 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(27.65% 0.112 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.1053, 1.8475, 9.6422)
Luminance	0.0185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B1759 #455917

analogous

#172459 #2B1759 #4C1759

triadic

#2B1759 #592B17 #17592B

tetradic

#2B1759 #591724 #455917 #17594C

square

#2B1759 #591724 #455917 #17594C

split-complementary

#2B1759 #594C17 #245917

monochromatic

#0C0618 #140A28 #2B1759 #42248A #5A30BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.33

#2B1759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#2B1759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B1759

15.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B1759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B1759	1.00	15.33	1.37	15.33
#FFFFFF	15.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00265B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002458

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2836

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b1759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 23, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.112 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a5689',
    500: '#2b1759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b1759;
$custom-light: #6a5689;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b1759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.182,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27647,
    "c": 0.11155,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B1759

secondary

#76903C

accent

#E246B3

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#07030B

muted

#7A787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B1759

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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